Scaled

Couple words of advice: this one's all about pacing. Anyone watching the live announcement could see what a deliberate pace those two Games-level athletes took. Find that 85% level that you can hold for most of those 20 minutes. That may mean breaking up the lunges into 2 or more sets, the C2Bs into small chunks, and timing your rest between rounds. Here are a few more tips:

So look, some of you might be disappointed. Maybe you don't have C2Bs yet, so you're bummed to do the scaled version. Or maybe long, sweaty grinders aren't your thing. The good news is, it's only week ONE! Give this sucker your best effort, and know that it's (probably) the longest WOD you'll do this Open.

For a taste of what it's like for some locals taking this on, check out this video from our friends at WODwell:

For those of us on the geekier side of things, here are some deep dives on strategy for 16.1: